Herman Otten (born July 13, 1966) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 6 since January 11, 2013. Otten was formerly the mayor of

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Elections

*2012 With District 6 incumbent Republican Representatives

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and Burt Tulson both redistricted to District 2, Otten ran in the four-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 609 votes (26.6%); in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Otten took the first seat with 5,739 votes (36.28%) and fellow Republican nominee Isaac Latterell took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Joseph Weis and Michael Jauron.

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Official page
at the

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* Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Mayors of places in South Dakota Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Lincoln County, South Dakota 1966 births 21st-century American politicians {{SouthDakota-politician-stub